Swaps

A new arrival: Stapelia hirsuta. Hairy starfish flower. Native to South Africa.
M. van Stapel 'discovered' it; back when the Dutch settled the Cape of Good Hope.
There are a lot of South African cacti on the market. Climate just like Arizona.
It's got a slight carrion odor to attract flies toward pollination, the pollen evident.

Something of an odd segue from the Great Imperialist War, as Lenin put it.
The Portuguese rounded the Cape toward India, taking supplies and trading.
The Dutch took Capetown in 1652. The British took if from the Dutch in 1814.
The Germans, united after 1871, came on the scene and wanted an empire too.